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Revision as of 00:39, 9 September 2007 by Factmaster07 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Michael Knighton is an English businessman. He was a director of Manchester United Football Club (1989-1992) and owner/chairman of Carlisle United AFC (1992-1999). His high public profile during his attempted, and finally aborted, take over bid for Manchester United- left him one of the best known football people in England in the 1980's/1990's
LEGAL ACTION
The eminent London Law Firm David Price - Specialist Advocates in Media Law - in 1996 this Firm successfully won substantial libel damages for Knighton when they sued the Sunday Times Editors and Reed International Books for publishing their..."The Sunday Times Illustrated History of Football". In this publication, like so many others before them, they claimed, inter alia, that Knighton did not have the funds to Complete his £20m bid for Manchester United in August 1989. Evidence produced in the High Court in London proved to the Court that the publishers malicious and damaging claims were completely unfounded and untrue. Indeed, his lawyers demonstrated to the Court that not only did Knighton have the financial wherewithal to Complete the Takeover of Manchester United by buying all of Martin Edwards shares, further, the lawyers also proved that Knighton had sufficient financial clout to carry out the proposed development of the Stretford End of Old Trafford Stadium. (1)
REF:(1) Legal Archive:
David Price Solicitors and Advocates-Specialists in Media Law.
21 Fleet St
London
EC4 Y1AA
+44 (0)2073539999
enquires@lawyers-media.com
THIS FIRM ARE RETAINED BY MICHAEL KNIGHTON TO PROTECT HIS REPUTATION FROM LIBELOUS STATEMENTS PUBLISHED BY ANY MEANS INCLUDING THE INTERNET